Housing Roulette was an absolute trash idea.

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

Exactly the problem, its never good enough for people, there's always someone that it might not work for, maybe I'll go to the bathroom when the house comes up for sale ? Oh no, anyways ! Maybe I'll be with my mom when the house comes up, or maybe at work, or maybe just out grocery shopping, does the world need to stop spinning because I'm doing something else with my life ? Does a virtual game need to be impacted by what I decide to do with my life ?

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So what is the problem with the lottery system that makes it unfair? It's literally RNG.

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Originally Posted by OvernightSiren

So what is the problem with the lottery system that makes it unfair? It's literally RNG.

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And the old system wasnt RNG, when a house opened, it opened, and you could just run up to the plot and claim it. How is that not better ?

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

And the old system wasnt RNG, when a house opened, it opened, and you could just run up to the plot and claim it. How is that not better ?

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Because the other system added the element of IRL complications. With the current system it is literally *only* a matter of RNG and gil. Everyone is on the same playing field so long as they have the gil to back it up.

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

That's not first come first serve though, FCFS is getting a house immediately which is the old system that it worked under.

Housing is scarce yes, absolutely true, and that's why the option to move to a less crowded server or datacenter exists if you REALLY want a house.

As for the last comment, I didnt say I was doing it, the person in the previous page mentioned having multiple, not me

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If you're not one of the multi-owners then I apologize for assuming. I still think the people that jump through hoops to circumvent the spirit of the account limit for housing are being selfish though.

FCFS was still and issue, as others have pointed out already.

And I'll keep going back to that it's the ward system that's the real problem. Moving servers isn't an option in some cases as some data centers as a whole are overcrowded, and again that has a whole lot of draw backs in changing servers in itself because cross server FCs aren't a thing. If they'd just add instanced housing then there would be no need for dealing with these ridiculous bandaid systems or workarounds where no one is ever really happy.

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Originally Posted by OvernightSiren

So what is the problem with the lottery system that makes it unfair? It's literally RNG.

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Because it rng is why I don't like the new system. I also didn't like the older one also but at least I didn't feel bad bc a number generator decided that Im not lucky enough to win. Even when I bid on a house with 1 to 3 bidders I still end up losing bc I just have bad luck. An rng or luck system sucks for a limited resource. That is why most don't like the lottery bc after each lost the odds only go down since there are fewer and fewer houses to bid on esp on high-pop servers like mine. I will be lucky to find any meds in the next cycle now. So now I have to wait until 7.0 for them to add more wards. If they added wards on every major patch it wouldn't be so bad.

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Originally Posted by Xylira

The lottery is still infinitely better than placard camping.

The real issue is, and always has been, the overly limited and artificial scarcity of housing caused by the ward system. They really need to fix the issue properly and just add instanced personal housing into the game.

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The lottery system has to exist because CBU3 refuses to crack down on the blatant bots / auto-key scripts.

It's so bad that players have even exploited the behavior by putting a retainer vendor where the placard used to be and pricing items in the millions of gils.

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Originally Posted by MrJPtheAssassin

Because it rng is why I don't like the new system. I also didn't like the older one also but at least I didn't feel bad bc a number generator decided that Im not lucky enough to win. Even when I bid on a house with 1 to 3 bidders I still end up losing bc I just have bad luck. An rng or luck system sucks for a limited resource. That is why most don't like the lottery bc after each lost the odds only go down since there are fewer and fewer houses to bid on esp on high-pop servers like mine. I will be lucky to find any meds in the next cycle now. So now I have to wait until 7.0 for them to add more wards. If they added wards on every major patch it wouldn't be so bad.

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This comment doesn't make sense. So you dont like the new system because RNG doesnt give it to you, but it was okay with the old system when...RNG didn't give it to you? The old system *also* had ways AROUND the RNG. Like I said in another comment, people could relocate their house and it would override the RNG.

Also you'd actually lose TIME. You could click on a sign for HOURS and lose. That's a lot worse of a feeling than "oh I spent 3 minutes buying my lottery ticket and I lost".

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Originally Posted by OvernightSiren

This comment doesn't make sense. So you dont like the new system because RNG doesnt give it to you, but it was okay with the old system when...RNG didn't give it to you? The old system *also* had ways AROUND the RNG. Like I said in another comment, people could relocate their house and it would override the RNG.

Also you'd actually lose TIME. You could click on a sign for HOURS and lose. That's a lot worse of a feeling than "oh I spent 3 minutes buying my lottery ticket and I lost".

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I think you are misunderstanding what first come first serve is

FCFS was basically, X house opens, you go to the placard and you IMMEDIATELY purchase the house, later on it was changed to a wait timer that was RNG, but the original iteration wasnt RNG

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Originally Posted by OvernightSiren

This comment doesn't make sense. So you dont like the new system because RNG doesnt give it to you, but it was okay with the old system when...RNG didn't give it to you? The old system *also* had ways AROUND the RNG. Like I said in another comment, people could relocate their house and it would override the RNG.

Also you'd actually lose TIME. You could click on a sign for HOURS and lose. That's a lot worse of a feeling than "oh I spent 3 minutes buying my lottery ticket and I lost".

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I said I didn't like either system as a whole... But yes I like the old system bc I could relocate easier. Back then it was all about getting that first house no matter where it was and then waiting for a larger or better plot to open. It felt like an upgrade system to me and I enjoy that part. I get why ppl didn't like it but it was nice when you finally saw a plot you been really wanted for years open up and you were able to grab it. Now you just have to settle even if it's in an area you can't stand. As someone who HATES the goblet and wants out so damn badly bc I don't even feel like making my house look nice anymore for myself due to my surroundings.

Overall I hate all the systems they put in bc none of them fixed the main issues with housing and that is the amount of housing that is available. All the money and resources that went into making these bandaid systems could have been used to make an IH system where everyone could have a house of the size they chose and in the area they chose. You and others can settle for a better but still bad system all you want but I'm not. I'm going to continue to complain about the ward system and the lottery till one day the dev come to their senses and makes an IH system. I demand better for a game I pay a monthly sub for and I won't just settle for anything less...

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Originally Posted by Stormpeaks

I think you are misunderstanding what first come first serve is

FCFS was basically, X house opens, you go to the placard and you IMMEDIATELY purchase the house, later on it was changed to a wait timer that was RNG, but the original iteration wasnt RNG

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No, I understand what it is. Nothing about my comment suggests that I don't. Me and that other user (not you, so please don't interject) were discussing the old system vs. the new one. Neither of which is FCFS.